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||Ath`e*ca"ta (&?;), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &?; chest, box.] (Zoöl.) A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not inclosed in a capsule. See Tubularian.

A"the*ism (&?;), n. [Cf. F. athéisme. See Atheist.] 1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken tenderness. R. Hall.

Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded. Shipley.

2. Godlessness.

A"the*ist, n. [Gr. &?; without god; 'a priv. + &?; god: cf. F. athéiste.] 1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or supreme intelligent Being.

2. A godless person. [Obs.]

Syn. -- Infidel; unbeliever.

See Infidel.

{ A`the*is"tic (&?;), A`the*is"tic*al (&?;), } a. 1. Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; -- applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or books.

Atheistical explications of natural effects. Barrow.

2. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; -- applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ly, adv. -- A`the*is"tic*al*ness, n.

A"the*ize (&?;), v. t. To render atheistic or godless. [R.]

They endeavored to atheize one another. Berkeley.

A"the*ize, v. i. To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist. [R.] -- A"the*i`zer (&?;), n. Cudworth.

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Ath"el*ing (th"l*ng), n. [AS. æðeling noble, fr. æðele noble, akin to G. adel nobility, edel noble. The word æðel, E. ethel, is in many AS. proper names, as Ethelwolf, noble wolf; Ethelbald, noble bold; Ethelbert, noble bright.] An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family. [Written also Adeling and Ætheling.]

Ath`e*ne"um, Ath`e*næ"um (&?;), n.; pl. E. Atheneums (&?;), L. Athenæa (&?;). [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr. 'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of Athens.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and instruct students.

2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.

3. A literary or scientific association or club.

4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals, and newspapers are kept for use.

A*the"ni*an (&?;), a. [Cf. F. Athénien.] Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. -- n. A native or citizen of Athens.

A`the*o*log"ic*al (&?;), a. Opposed to theology; atheistic. Bp. Montagu.

A`the*ol"o*gy (&?;), n. [Pref. a- not + theology.] Antagonism to theology. Swift.

A"the*ous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; without God. See Atheist.] 1. Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] Milton.

2. Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.

I should say science was atheous, and therefore could not be atheistic. Bp. of Carlisle.

Ath"er*ine (&?;), n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. &?; a kind of smelt.] (Zoöl.) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidæ, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species (Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides.